UpCurve, a small and medium-sized business solutions provider, announced it has purchased Denver-based technology startup Closely. Closely, founded in 2011, is best known for its award-winning mobile app, Perch, which has aggregated live social data pertaining to more than 500,000 business locations across six social channels,
Bay Area software firm LogDNA announced it raised $7 million in Series A financing from Initialized Capital, a New York-based venture firm headed by several former Y Combinator partners. LogDNA is a cloud-based management system that aggregates system and application logs in a single platform.
Transportation startup Nekso announced it has secured $5 million in financing led by Extreme Venture Partners. Nekso, which was launched in Latin America in 2016, is a safe, legal and convenient platform for taxi drivers and users. It offers payments, ride hailing, data intelligence, and shared
According to a recent SEC filing, enterprise IT startup Smartvid.io has raised $3 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Smartvid.io, Inc., is a Boston-based software company focused on solving the management, collaboration, search, and analysis challenges associated with industrial videos and photos. Its SmartTag engine
Deep Fish is an iPhone fishing app that uses computer vision technology for automatic recognition of more than 60 types of fish by type and size. Users take pictures of landed fish, identify them, and share with friends. Fishermen can compete with peers and find
Hiration provides job-targeted resumes that aim to increase users’ shortlist rate for employment opportunities. The online resume builder offers preset resume content that is targeted for more than 50 jobs, including sales, marketing, and engineering. It also provides more than 20 contemporary resume designs and
TransferWise announced it has secured $280 million in financing, led by IVP and Old Mutual Global Investors. Sapphire Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Baillie Gifford also participated in the offering. TransferWise is a money transfer service allowing private individuals and businesses to send money abroad without
OneBar is a Slack productivity tool that offers a single chatbot for all search needs. It allows teams to search a company's JIRA, Github, Google docs, and other systems all at once directly from Slack. OneBar for Slack was developed by Cofounder Andy Fan and
InfoVista, a leading provider of network performance orchestration solutions, has named Andy Asava as head of sales for the Americas. Asava has directed strategic initiatives in a wide range of companies in the global telecommunications sector, from startups to major global enterprises. Prior to joining InfoVista,
Freework is an Android and iPhone tool to help freelancers keep track of their work. Users can track and log their time on the go, and they can also access client information and check specific tasks assigned by each respective client. Feework was developed by